WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:10.080 Aloha means both farewell and greetings, and Hawaii bids farewell to 40 years of frustration 00:10.080 --> 00:14.960 and failure in attempts to win statehood, and joyously greets its new status as a full-fledged 00:14.960 --> 00:17.480 member of the union, its 50th state. 00:17.480 --> 00:21.760 It's a banner occasion for the islands which will rank as the 47th state and area, midway 00:21.760 --> 00:24.080 between New Jersey and Connecticut. 00:24.080 --> 00:29.200 The United States border is now within 3900 miles of Tokyo, land of the hola of sugar 00:29.200 --> 00:34.440 cane and pineapple, with its polyglot population, brings a colorful culture as its heritage 00:34.440 --> 00:35.840 and contribution. 00:35.840 --> 00:40.640 Perhaps most important of all, Hawaiian statehood gives the lie to communist charges of American 00:40.640 --> 00:41.640 colonialism. 00:41.640 --> 00:59.680 A big day was a long time in coming, which means that much more to celebrate.